Manufacturing
Manufacturing Credit Decisions that Protect Every Order
Testimonials
What Manufacturing Credit Leaders Say About Trade Shield
“Trade Shield has delivered consistent, high-quality credit risk management and onboarding solutions that support our operational and compliance objectives. Their platform is:
- user-friendly
- adaptable to our workflows
- and effective in streamlining our credit assessment processes.”
Karin Marillier, Financial Executive,
Mentis Africa
Take Control of Credit Risk and Drive Business Growth
One Platform for Trade Credit
See your book the way risk actually behaves:
Blend Internal and External Data
Combine your own invoice and payment history with bureau data and other external signals to surface early warning signs others miss.
Always-On Credit Monitoring
Track your entire book daily. Get alerts when behaviour shifts, exposure grows or stress indicators appear on key accounts or groups.
Data-Driven Credit Limit Recommendations
Receive data-backed, risk-aligned limit recommendations with clear reasons – so approvers understand why a change is recommended, not just a score.
360 Customer Views that Match Your World
Slice exposure by customer group, project, region, branch, product line or business unit, and see how risk and opportunity are distributed across your book.
Turn credit onboarding into a growth accelerator, not a bottleneck:
Standardised Digital Credit Applications
Collect the right information upfront for manufacturers, distributors and project-based customers, with a single guided flow.
Automated Checks and Documentation
Trigger bureau pulls, validates key fields and tracks supporting documents without manual back-and-forth.
Instant, Risk-Aligned Decisions
Use your credit policy and predictive models to give Sales and Bid teams faster, clearer answers to new accounts and requested limits.
Trade Shield Helps You:
Assess risk before stock is released
Use real-time risk views and credit limit recommendations to decide whether to release high-value orders or consignments.
Monitor exposure across projects and entities
See total exposure to a customer or group across companies, branches and sites – not just per account code.
Spot silent deterioration early
Identify subtle shifts in payment behaviour or utilisation before they turn into arrears, write-offs or legal disputes.
Support strategic growth with confidence
See which customers, sectors and regions are ready for more volume – and where your risk appetite is already stretched.
Solving Manufacturing Credit Risk Challenges That Impact Your Bottom Line
Solution To: Exposure on a Few Key Customers
A handful of accounts or buying groups often represent a large share of revenue. One failure can hit both cash flow and production.
Long Order and Cash Cycles
From quote, to delivery, to payment, value is at risk for months. Traditional checks during onboarding aren’t enough to manage risk over the full cycle.
Project and Contract-Based Risk
Orders are tied to specific projects, sites or contracts, each with different timelines and risk profiles.
Fragmented Visibility Across Entities and Branches
Different divisions, regions and plants grant credit in different ways, making it difficult to see group-wide exposure.
Sales want to secure large orders and expand into new regions; Finance needs confidence that limits risk and policy.
Trade Shield is built to decode those signals and show you where risk and opportunity really sit in your book.
Trusted by Many Leading Brands
Case Studies
Discover how global manufacturers like Continental and Henkel use Trade Shield to gain visibility, manage risk, and strengthen operational resilience.
Adhesives, chemicals, and consumer goods manufacturing.
FAQs
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